After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 616: Heaven's Chosen Quan Douguang
In the evening, the crew conducted the first outdoor shooting.

During the shooting, the photographer kept moving the camera back and forth, and Li Mingyang always felt that something was missing...

Oncheon-dong and Daeyeon-dong are often used as high-end residential areas in period dramas and are common filming locations.

Even the interior of the house has preserved the wood tones that were popular in the 1970s.

But the streets are very modern...there is no strong imprint of the times.

Li Mingyang temporarily stopped working and communicated with the crew behind the scenes. This was the most period-reflective filming location the crew could find.

Either use special effects or create a large-scale street set.

In the end, everyone unanimously chose to use special effects, because Seoul Spring has many exterior scenes and the set design takes a lot of time.

Special effects also take time, but they can be done simultaneously without delaying the shooting progress!

And so it was, Seoul Spring, a period film that was originally intended to be a completely live-action film.

Gradually, we adopted a shooting method that combines real scenes and special effects. There are more and more special effects shots... There are more and more blue curtains on the set...

The effect is surprisingly good, especially in terms of exterior scenes, which are surprisingly great.

Randomly change the prosperity of green plants, randomly modify the fonts of the streets, and uniformly make the ground and walls look old...

The overall coordination and reality, the interweaving of light and shadow, make it feel like traveling back to that era!
When Li Mingyang discovered the benefits of shooting special effects on location, he simply ignored the costs!
All Pangu special effects projects were immediately stopped, and all manpower and material resources were concentrated to produce the special effects of Seoul Spring!
breach of contract?

It doesn't matter!
Seoul Spring is the lifeblood!
With the addition of Pangu, the crew behind the scenes expanded from more than 500 people to more than 900 people!
A good realistic period movie turned into a special effects blockbuster!
With the top behind-the-scenes in Korea and two major special effects companies, Pangu and CJ Entertainment, Seoul Spring is completely worry-free!

However, the shooting situation was the most painful one for Li Mingyang since he entered the industry!
Is the problem with the actor or with Hwang Jung Min!
He can't act out the flavor of Quan Douguang in his previous life!
The acting was so fucking vulgar and petty.

Quan Douguan himself secretly inspected the scene and called Li Mingyang to dinner in the evening, saying that what Huang Zhengmin played was a joke and an insult to him.

Warning to Li Mingyang, don’t even think about releasing the film if it’s shot like this!
We also need to replace Hwang Jung-min!
Li Mingyang assured again and again that Huang Zhengmin was just not used to it, and what he was shooting now was shit. After he trained him for a while, he would definitely satisfy Quan Douguang!

Hwang Jung-min's Jeon Doo-kwang...although he is extremely evil! But he showed Jeon Doo-kwang's true nature as a tyrant!
Quan Douguan is not afraid of being insulted, but he cannot be insulted!

Although he looks...

But he didn't admit it!

There was no other way, Li Mingyang could only put on a perfect mask and teach Hwang Jung-min how to act while recalling the original film of Seoul Spring!

Perfect Mask is really awesome, it has greatly improved his acting skills!
All those bad habits such as dull eyes, stiff body parts and poor lines are gone!

But it is just a technique and cannot touch the essence...

Even if he cheats, he can't act out Hwang Jung-min's Jeon Doo-gwang!

Hwang Jung-min's superb acting skills are incomprehensible!

The good thing is that he can clearly express his feelings to Hwang Jung-min!

What's even more devastating is that Hwang Jung-min's performance is full of ups and downs, sometimes good and sometimes bad, and sometimes he can perform the true fire of Samadhi vividly.

Sometimes I don’t even know where it went…

"Shit! It's been so many days! Can you still act? There are hundreds of people in the crew helping you to get into the right state. Are you ashamed? You still want to be the best actor, best actor!" Li Mingyang threw the walkie-talkie to the ground! The walkie-talkie was broken into pieces!

Everyone in the crew has gotten used to it...someone was sweeping the floor, and the new walkie-talkie was immediately placed on the table.

Many people did not expect Hwang Jung-min's performance to be so subpar.

The whole crew was shocked to see such a Chungmuro-level actor being filmed like this.

Of course, the one who was even more shocked was the director Li Mingyang!
He actually brought out Quan Douguang's heroic temperament and evil arrogance.

If it weren't for Li Mingyang's superb acting skills, he would have helped Huang Zhengmin to get into the right state and tolerated Huang Zhenmin's hard work.

There is no way to shoot the film without changing the leading actor!

"Shit! What time is it?" Li Mingyang turned around and asked the assistant director.

"It's past ten o'clock, are you still shooting?"

We need to discuss special effects today, and a lot of special effects artists are waiting for the meeting.

Li Mingyang uttered a loud "oh" and strode out of the studio.

Leaving behind a group of actors and actresses looking at each other in bewilderment...

Nampo-dong, Haeun Hotel.

Li Mingyang came to the large conference room on the third floor to coordinate the special effects of Seoul Spring.

The special effects of Seoul Spring are not complicated. They mainly involve deep processing of the filming materials, synthesizing the real-life materials and digital special effects, and integrating the special effects with the actual scenes through the adjustment of light, color, and movement, giving them a sense of reality and realism.

The main focus is reality!
Not complicated, the material library is sufficient.

But it is very time-consuming, and handling the details is the most time-consuming and laborious!
Li Mingyang assigned this part of the work to a domestic special effects company... The Koreans also do this...

Without skills, you can only do the hardest and most tiring work.

Seoul Spring is finally on.

The preparations before starting up were very thorough, taking all aspects into consideration.

Unexpectedly, problems finally occurred with Hwang Jung-min.

The crew slowly pushed forward in a twisted balance, pushing Li Mingyang to death...

Depression, distress, helplessness, like a thorn in the throat!
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On this day, limited-time girlfriend Kim Ji-won and Korean brother Kim Go-eun secretly visited the set.

The two women came by car and did not join the crew. They called him after they finished work.

Li Mingyang finished work early and took the two Jins to have a candlelight dinner. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, so the two Jins were quite proactive. Kim Go-eun took the initiative to feed them at the table.

Kim Ji-won was working hard under the dining table.

After one person had eaten, the other left the table. The two girls took turns, and Li Mingyang had a good experience of the South Korean girls' craze.

After dinner, Li Mingyang prepared to go for a walk on the beach with the two girls. But as soon as he started the car, he saw Huang Zhengmin and three others coming out.

Li Mingyang had some impression of the old man in the lead, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.

Unexpectedly, Kim Go-eun knew the old man and said that he was a director of Samsung and often had tea with her grandmother.

Li Mingyang finally understood why the filming of Seoul Spring was so awkward and unpleasant!
Is Samsung preventing him from filming Seoul Spring?
Samsung and CJ are not getting along, and both sides have fallen out!
……

After Li Mingyang and the other Samsung people left, he called Huang Zhengmin into the car, first sent the two women back to the hotel, and then took Huang Zhengmin to the beach.

It was deathly silent along the way.

I leaned on the railing and enjoyed the sea breeze for more than three hours.

Huang Zhengmin spoke first, saying that he wanted to quit the show and he couldn't continue.

Both in movies and in reality!
He has no power or influence, he is just an actor, no one can afford to offend him...

Old Huang was smoking a cigarette, his fingers trembling in the cold wind, as he told Li Mingyang exactly why he didn't want to act.

Samsung’s obstruction is secondary, and it was instigated by Ms. Park.

It was she who didn't want to see the Seoul Spring, Samsung was just executing it.

And he himself didn't want to play Quan Douguang,

He was very opposed to the tyrant Quan Douguang.

"Director Li, I'm surprised. Your acting is so great... Jeon Doo-kwang doesn't look like he's acting at all. If he wasn't so handsome... I really thought it was him... If you find an actor from Chungmuro ​​and train him patiently, he will be able to meet your requirements. I really can't shoot it well..." Hwang Jung-min said humbly and timidly.

"You really don't want to act?" Li Mingyang's eyes became fierce.

Huang Zhengmin lowered his head, touched his nose, shrank his neck, and nodded... He really didn't want to act.

This coward's look made Li Mingyang very angry!

At the same time, I became more determined to let Hwang Jung-min play the role!

The acting is so damn good!
It’s true that you have no power or influence!

Like Yuan Bin, he was born in poverty and had no background. Everything he has today was achieved by climbing up from the bottom.

Won Bin was born poorer! He climbed faster!
Lao Huang really climbed up step by step. Because he was ugly, he was not favored at the beginning. Some people even said that he had a face that was "not suitable for acting in movies."

But he managed to break out of the Korean film industry, which has an astonishing elimination rate, and became a member of Chungmuro.

Although the Korean entertainment industry is dark, the male actors in Chungmuro ​​are able to negotiate with capital.

The higher you climb, the more privileges you get!
How to measure the status of Korean male actors, apart from awards, the most direct way is to look at their performances in intimate scenes.

After Huang got married, he directly refused to perform intimate scenes and even wrote a clause in his contract prohibiting him from filming kissing and bed scenes.

There are also Won Bin, Lee Jung Jae, Jung Woo Sung...

Only those who are not doing well in their lives would make movies with the label of being sentimental!
Because only erotic movies need him...

For example, Song Byung-hun has been filming passionate scenes for many years.

I can't live without passionate scenes...

Of course, there are also movie stars who act in erotic movies, but they are normal roles without any intimate scenes, such as Ha Jung-woo in The Handmaiden.

Huang is obviously bullying him because he doesn't know much about the industry. He thinks Korean entertainment actors are toys of chaebols and can be manipulated by others...

In fact, the male actors in Chungmuro, as the backbone of Korean films, are all capable of negotiation.

For example, Lee Byung-hun was able to go and negotiate with Lee Mi-jin.

Black is black, strength is strength!
Lao Huang may look unsophisticated and cowardly, but he is actually an actor at the top of the pyramid of Koreans.

The older she gets, the more charming she becomes, and the more popular she becomes!
Even in the mainland, there is no actor who can compare with Li Mingyang...

Wu Jing is better than Huang in terms of box office, but he is far behind in terms of acting career and awards.

Donald Chuan Fa, Andy Lau, Louis Koo, and Guo Fucheng have starred in a lot of bad movies. In the later period, only Andy Lau can carry the box office. The loss rate is scary...

Ning Hao had never lost so badly in his life until he met Andy Lau, a red carpet gentleman, and his reputation was ruined for many years!

Then Ge Yu’s popular good guy was buried directly in the ground.

Damn it, how dare you refuse to perform!

If you don’t act, who the hell can act?

It has good reputation, strength, box office appeal, and most importantly, it can satisfy all parties!
You are the most suitable person in the entire Korean entertainment industry!
Shit! Everything is fate!

You are the chosen one, Quan Douguang!
Li Mingyang suddenly smiled and hugged Lao Huang affectionately, "Lao Huang! This role belongs to you, there is no way I can replace you!"

"..."

"You used to worry that I would just run away after filming Seoul Spring. Now you can rest assured. I'm with you. As long as I'm a rice bowl, I will never let you go hungry! Increase the pay! Double it!"

"Director Li...I...I'm really not suitable."

It’s not about money!

That’s a problem of thinking!

Li Mingyang took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit one for Huang Zhengmin, and then lit one for himself.

call……

Li Mingyang patted Huang Zhengmin on the shoulder and pointed to the dark sea in the distance that merged into the night.

"Old Huang! Look, isn't the sky so dark... There aren't even any stars."

"..."

"Seoul Spring is very important to me. I've gambled my entire future and dreams on it! I've blown up all my escape routes. I can't go back. I must succeed. I'll destroy anyone who dares to ruin my plans!"

"Now that we've entered this circle, no one can stay out of it!"

"Unless you want to be Yuan Bin, stop acting and only take commercials, otherwise, you have to make a choice for me!"

"Be my brother or my enemy!"

Huang Zhengmin was speechless, "It's just a movie..."

"Seoul Spring is indeed a movie, but it is a movie that aims to reach 20 million viewers! This is no longer just a movie! We are making history!" Li Mingyang said excitedly.

Huang Zhengmin widened his eyes and seriously suspected that he had heard it wrong!

"You heard it right, 20 million people!"

"How... is it possible? This must be banned..."

"In my eyes, there is no such thing as 19+. All you have to do is try your best and rush with me! Take good pictures! Help me reach the top!"

Li Mingyang took a deep puff of his cigarette, "Shit! The number of moviegoers has exceeded 20 million! I am the vice president of CJ Entertainment! Old Huang, do you know what this means?"

Old Huang was stunned and said in disbelief: "Are you Chairman Li's illegitimate son? No, no, you are so handsome..."

"Shit! I rely on my strength! I came here to break all the order and build my own kingdom!"

Li Mingyang grinned, and his smile was very arrogant. Then he took off his sunglasses, looked at Huang Zhengmin, and recited a line from Seoul Spring like a devil's whisper, "Although the night of change is short, its glory will be long! That glory, Li Mingyang, will not be kept by myself!"

After saying that, Li Mingyang gently patted Huang Zhengmin on the shoulder!

Huang Zhengmin was so frightened by Li Mingyang's sudden words that sweat broke out on his forehead. Among all the people he had come into contact with, Li Mingyang was undoubtedly the craziest!
He didn't know how Li Mingyang and Li Meijin bet, but he knew that anyone who dared to bet 20 million times was definitely not a normal person!
Li Mingyang's facial features were not very clear in the darkness, but his crazy and cruel expression was firmly imprinted in Huang Zhengmin's mind.

Compared with Quan Douguang, who is the acting master on the set.

At this moment, Li Mingyang really is... Quan Douguang!

Evil tyrant, crazy gambler...

Greed and the distortion of dreams!

……

"loyalty!"

"loyalty!"

"loyalty!"

The Seoul Spring crew sounded the loyal voice, and a new day began!

Li Mingyang used his greatest sincerity and deepest malice to make Huang Zhengmin willingly take on the role of Quan Douguang!

Putting aside all worries and investing globally, Hwang Jung-min gave Li Mingyang and everyone in the crew a great shock in his first scene!
A change from the previous vulgar and petty attitude.

The appearance of the vicious and cruel Quan Douguang silenced the entire crew and shocked everyone.

Tyrant! Tyrant!
This is Quan Douguang!

Hwang Jung-min has always known how to play Jeon Doo-kwang, but he rejected Jeon Doo-kwang in his heart because he is a person of that era...

Born in 70, Hwang Jung-min has personally experienced the entire era of young players.

He rejected all the young players, but he also knew that he was a hero!
The evil nature in his bones... a cold-blooded butcher...

The complexity of distinguishing between good and evil is too hard to handle!
If it was really filmed like The Fifth Republic, Quan Doo-Kwang would die of laughter, as he was particularly satisfied with his image as a hero in the film.

But the audience was not satisfied!
Angry criticism of the portrayal of the rebels in the drama being too positive! Especially Quan Douguang!
To be honest, if Li Mingyang hadn't seen Seoul Spring so many times, he wouldn't have dared to shoot it casually... It was too positive, was criticized by the audience, and was a box office failure.

It's too evil and not right. Quan Douguan was the first one to disagree, and so were all his younger brothers!

The original film achieved the ultimate balance between good and evil!

Of course, this is all thanks to Hwang Jung-min, whose performance was like a masterpiece!
It really doesn't look like acting!
so similar!
Huang Zhengmin entered a state of full concentration, blocking out all distractions and devoting himself to the whole thing. He seemed a little crazy!

Burn yourself...achieve your role!
The result was that the crew's shooting schedule skyrocketed, from three or four scenes a day to more than ten scenes a day!

This is mainly due to special effects shooting, which does not require all scenes to be completed at once, and the missing ones can be added later!

The price is special effects. The demand is increasing and the budget is skyrocketing!

The 20 billion won given by Li Meijin was not enough.

Your own movie, your own people!

Li Mingyang would rather suffer loss himself than let his own people suffer loss.

Without waiting for CJ Entertainment to transfer the money.

He paid out of his own pocket to give the special effects team extra money, extra food, extra benefits, and they worked hard! Work! Work!

"loyalty!"

"loyalty!"

"loyalty!"

Half a month has passed in a flash. Even though the early shooting was super slow, Seoul Spring still finished shooting ahead of schedule. The army hasn’t arrived yet, but the crew is almost done shooting…

Then Li Mingyang made a surprising decision!

Reshoot the previous scenes!
Those scenes that Huang Zhengmin was forced to shoot unwillingly by Li Mingyang!

This is not just a simple reshoot, it also involves redoing the special effects...

No regrets!

All he can do is to do the best he can.

You can obviously do it better and more perfectly, but you don't do it just to save money or time.

I'm sorry for everyone's efforts!
Sorry for his expectations!
Sorry audience!
Li Mingyang overturned the content of the early filming and started over, increasing the pay drastically, and the crew members were very happy!

However, the budget was seriously overspent and 20 billion won was not enough.

CJ Entertainment is not planning to invest any more money.

Because this is all the result of Li Mingyang's own willful behavior. It was originally a real shot, but was changed into a special effects blockbuster!

Fortunately, his family was wealthy and he could fill the gap little by little by taking down one wall and repairing another.

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(End of this chapter)